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FOLDING AND REULINING ROGKING CHAIR. No.. 251,783. Patented Jan.3,1882-,

. llgilip UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM vW. JOHNSON AND JULIUS Y. JOHNSON, OF NICHOLSON, PA.

FOLDING AND RECLINING 4Roemnevel-nilR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 251,783,dated January3,' V1882.

i Application filed January 10, 1881. (Model.)

`To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that we, WILLIAM W. JoHN- AsoN and JULIUs Y. JOHNSON, ofNicholson `whichis` a perspective view of our improved chair.

This'invention has reference to certain iinprovements in such chairs;and it consists in the combination and arrangement ot' parts,substantially as hereinafter describeth and pointed out in the claim..

In the annexed drawing, Brefers to frame constituting sides ot' back andfront legs; O, rear legs, provided on their upper side (below `the pointwhere they cross and are pivoted to the frames B) with ratchet-teeth; A,the rockers, provided with slotsH; E F, jointed arms, pivoted at oandfto the side rails of the back aud the rear legs; D, pawls, pivotednear their upper ends, at d-the point of pivoting the two members of thejointed arms; J, the exible seat, connected to the round at the upperends ofthe back and front legs and passing over the round at the upperend of rear legs to a lower round in the frame B.

By this arrangement'it will be seen that the back-frame B may beadjusted to any angle to suit the occupant of the chair by engaging.`

the pawls D with the ratchet-teeth provide( to establish the requiredangle. and the change ofthis angle does not change the tension of ftheexible seat G.

We claim as our invention- The combination of the back-frame, pirotedcross-legs, the rear legs being provided with ratchet-teeth on theirupper surface, the rockers, pivoted to the lower ends of the front legs,

W. C. WILLIAMS, M. It. ROBLING.

